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Design Guides and Building Products
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Home Building
- American Wood Council's Design and Construction Guides
- Homebuilders' Guide to Earthquake-Resistant Design and Construction - FEMA
- Weight of Building Materials
Advanced Framing (aka Optimal Value Engineering)
- Advanced Framing - Building Science Corporation
- Advanced Framing Construction Guide - APA
- Advanced Framing Guide - Beyond Efficiency
- Advanced Framing Techniques - NAHB Research Center
- Advanced Wall Framing - US Department of Energy
- Building Plans for Advanced Framing - Green Building Advisor
- How it Works: Wall Framing - Fine Homebuilding
- The Pros and Cons of Advanced Framing - Green Building Advisor
Engineered Wood
Trusses
- Encyclopedia of Trusses - Alpine
- Builders Guide to Trusses - Alpine
Truss Fabricators serving the Bay Area
- Ace Truss, Inc. - San Jose
- All Truss, Inc. - Sonoma
- California Truss Frame - Modesto
- Hayward Building Systems - Santa Maria
- Villa Truss - Lodi
Roof Sheathing and Radiant Barriers
- Radiant Barrier Fact Sheet - Department of Energy
- Roof Sheathing: Silver Side Down - Fine Homebuilding
- Georgia Pacific Thermostat Radiant Barrier Sheathing
- Louisiana Pacific (LP) Techshield Radiant Barrier
Gas Shutoff Devices
Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning (HVAC)
- Procedures for HVAC System Design and Installation - California Energy Commission
- System Design Process - Air Conditioning Contractors of America (ACCA)
- Forced Air HVAC Systems - Green Building Advisor
- FurnaceCompare.com
Bryant | Carrier | Lennox | Trane
Fireplaces & Stoves
- Fireplace Xtrordinar
- Heat & Glo
- Heatilator
- Kingsman Fireplaces
- Kozy Heat Fireplaces
- Lennox
- Majestic
- Mendota
- Monessen Hearth
- Napoleon Fireplaces
- Regency
- Vermont Castings
Windows and Doors
- Andersen Windows and Doors
- Benjamin-Morgan Doors
- Dynamic Architectural Windows and Doors
- Feather River Doors
- Fenestra America (Custom)
- Jeld-Wen Windows and Doors (Home Depot)
- Kolbe Windows and Doors
- Marvin Windows and Doors
- Pella Windows and Doors
- Redi-Exit (Egress Windows)
- Reliabilt Doors (Lowes)
Garage Doors
Siding and Trim
Lighting
Decks
- Prescriptive Residential Wood Deck Construction Guide (American Wood Council)
- Porch with a Roof Deck Top (Fine Homebuilding)